This is the story of Yamaha’s acoustic guitar history. Yamaha didn’t start out making guitars – but they do it very well now. The Beginnings The history of Yamaha begins many years prior to the initial production of their innovative, affordable, high quality guitars. The company was established in 1887 in the island country of […]
Yamaha Guitars Categorized by Shape
This post is going to take a look at Yamaha guitars by shape. This will only include their acoustic and acoustic-electric guitars (does not include their Classical and Electric guitars). Yamaha’s Shapes I couldn’t find any specific information on the shapes/sizes that Yamaha provide but I’ve narrowed it down to these main shapes/sizes: Dreadnought (or […]
Yamaha APX Series of Acoustic Guitars Overview
There aren’t a large number of options in the Yamaha APX series of guitars. But when you have one of the best selling acoustic-electric guitars in the line-up, there isn’t much need for variety – or perhaps this is what Yamaha is thinking. This overview will cover the 6 models now in this series. APX500III […]
Yamaha FG Acoustic Guitars: Series Overview
This post will give you an overview of the Yamaha FG acoustic guitars series. This series is at the lower end of Yamaha’s range and represents great value for money instruments, in my opinion. Yes, you can get better guitars if you spend more money – but given the price of these guitars, they’re quality […]
Yamaha A series Acoustic Guitars Overview
Yamaha are well known for producing high quality guitars at an affordable price. The Yamaha A Series acoustic guitars are no exception but they do fall into the higher end of guitars compared to a lot of their other models (perhaps only the L series are on the same level). Even so, the lower end […]
Yamaha L Series Acoustic Guitars Overview
Hello and welcome to my overview of the Yamaha L Series Acoustic Guitars. Yamaha’s L Series guitars are Yamaha’s top line of acoustic guitars. There’s a huge range in price between the guitars in this series – with the LS6M ARE coming in at $710 USD MSRP (Manufacturers Suggested Retail Price) and the LL56 Custom […]